Maupin showed WISN 12 News around the newly expanded Dryhootch on National Avenue in West Milwaukee.

The Iraq war Marine veteran is an example of what can go right when people care enough to help. Maupin was addicted to drugs but is now sober.

"They grabbed me by the hand and said, 'Listen, you were willing to put your life on the line for this country so we're willing to put our names on the line for you,'" Maupin said.

A veteran shot himself outside the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee Thursday, right across the street from Dryhootch where they try to prevent that kind of desperation.

"We have to be able to bridge the gap between us and them. The Center For Veterans Issues, here at Dryhootch, the VA, the help is there. It's just reaching them and finding the telltale signs to help them," Maupin said.

Army veteran Mark Flower is passionate about the Dryhootch expansion.

"In my journey I know veterans sometimes have a hard time transitioning. So that's what fuels it," Flower, the Dryhootch co-founder, said.

"The community pays one way or another, and we're trying to cut it off at the source and get people the help that they need," Dryhootch co-founder Bob Curry said.

It's all about better serving those that served us.

Several businesses and individuals donated financially and personally help remodel the Dryhootch building on National Avenue.

Dryhootch also has a second location on Brady Street on Milwaukee's east side.

WASHINGTON, OZAUKEE AND RACINE. MORE LOCAL MILITARY VETERANS WILL GET HELP TRANSITIONING TO CIVILIAN LIFE. THE EXPANSION OF THE NON-PROFIT DRYHOOTCH COMES ON A DAY WHEN A LOCAL MILITARY VETERAN FATALLY SHOT HIMSELF. 12 NEWS TERRY SATER TELLS US HOW THE DRYHOOTCH EXPANSION COULD HELP. DALE MAUPIN/ DRYHOOTCH VETERAN - RIGHT HERE IS WHERE WE SERVE COFFEE TO VETERANS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A CUP OF JOE, JUST TO SIT BACK, RELAX AND FIND THE CAMARADERIE YOU KNOW. DALE MAUPIN SHOWS US AROUND THE NEWLY EXPANDED DRYHOOTCH ON WEST MILWAUKEE'S NATIONAL AVENUE. THE IRAQ WAR MARINE VETERAN IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN GO RIGHT WHEN PEOPLE CARE ENOUGH TO HELP. MAUPIN GOT ADDICTED TO DRUGS BUT IS NOW SOBER: DALE MAUPIN/ DRYHOOTCH VETERAN - THEY GRABBED ME BY THE HAND AND SAID LISTEN, YOU WERE WILLING TO PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR THIS COUNTRY SO WE'RE WILLING TO PUT OUR NAMES ON THE LINE FOR YOU. TERRY SATER ON CAMERA - A VETERAN SHOT HIMSELF OUTSIDE THE VA MEDICAL CENTER IN MILWAUKEE TODAY, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM DRYHOOTCH WHERE THEY TRY TO PREVENT THAT KIND OF DESPERATION. DALE MAUPIN/ DRYHOOTCH VETERAN - WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN US AND THEM. THE CENTER FOR VETERANS ISSUES, HERE AT DRYHOOTCH, THE VA, THE HELP IS THERE. IT'S JUST REACHING THEM AND FINDING THE TELLTALE SIGNS TO HELP THEM. ARMY VETERAN MARK FLOWER IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE DRYHOOTCH EXPANSION: MARK FLOWER/ DRYHOOTCH CO-FOUNDER - IN MY JOURNEY I KNOW VETERANS SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD TIME TRANSITIONING. SO THAT'S WHAT FUELS IT. BOB CURRY/ DRYHOOTCH FOUNDER - THE COMMUNITY PAYS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND WE'RE TRYING TO CUT IT OFF AT THE SOURCE AND GET PEOPLE THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. IT'S ALL ABOUT BETTER SERVING THOSE THAT SERVED US. IN WEST MILWAUKEE, TERRY SATER, WISN 12 NEWS. SEVERAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS DONATED FINANCIALLY AND PERSONALLY HELP REMODEL THE DRYHOOTCH BUILDING ON NATIONAL AVENUE. DRYHOOTCH ALSO HAS A SECOND LOCATION ON BRADY